# In a Garden - Hardcover

by **Tim McCanna** (Author), **Aimée Sicuro** (Illustrator)

**"McCanna's superb scansion never misses...Like its subject: full of bustling life yet peaceful." --_Kirkus Reviews_**

**Acclaimed author Tim McCanna celebrates gardens, nature, and all sorts of critters in this delightful and vibrant read-aloud picture book.**

_In the earth_  
_a single seed_  
_sits beside a millipede_  
_worms and termites_  
_dig and toil_  
_moving through the garden soil_

How does a garden grow? Follow along from seed to sprout to bud to flower as a garden blooms. Worms, ladybugs, millipedes, and more help a garden grow each season. Tim McCanna's gorgeous, rhyming text, combined with Aim e Sicuro's stunning illustrations make this charming picture book as informative as it is fun to read aloud.

Bonus backmatter features tons of cool facts about ecosystems and the symbiosis between plants and bugs.

### Author Biography

Tim McCanna is the author of _Bitty Bot_, _Bitty Bot's Big Beach Getaway_, _Dinosong_, and _Watersong_, which was called a "joyful, gorgeous book" by _Booklist_. When he's not writing books for children, Tim enjoys volunteering for SCBWI and taking trips to the beach. Tim has worked in advertising, written musicals, and played accordion in several bands before becoming a children's book author. He lives in San Jose, California, with his wife and two kids. Visit him at TimMcCanna.com.

Aimée Sicuro is an illustrator, picture book maker, and surface pattern designer living in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and young son. She graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design with a BFA in illustration.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 10.7 x 8.3 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 18, 2020

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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